Weather in Danforth, Illinois
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Danforth, IL
Sunday, May 17 at 1:40 AM
71
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
71°
Humidity
60%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
5:33 AM
Sunset
8:03 PM
Danforth, IL
Hour by hour · 24h
64°
8p
60°
9p
57°
10p
55°
11p
56°
12a
54°
1a
54°
2a
55°
12%
3a
56°
4a
56°
10%
5a
58°
14%
6a
53°
48%
7a
53°
50%
8a
54°
22%
9a
57°
10a
60°
11a
61°
12p
65°
1p
69°
2p
71°
3p
72°
4p
73°
5p
74°
6p
74°
7p
Danforth, IL
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Light Rain51%82°62°
- SundayMay 17Overcast10%88°62°
- MondayMay 18Heavy Drizzle64%87°70°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Showers76%81°59°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast63%66°47°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—64°45°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle14%56°52°
Danforth, IL
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Danforth, IL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
WSW
242° · veering 63°
Direction
WSW
242°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
11
mph
Peak 24h
33
avg 11
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT BRZ
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Danforth, IL
Air quality
48
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 7.1 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 8.4 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 3.5 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 87.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Danforth, IL
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:03 AM
Sunrise
5:33 AM
Daylight
14h 30m
Sunset
8:03 PM
Civil dusk
1:35 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Danforth, IL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:38 AM
- Moonset
- 1:33 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Danforth, IL
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Danforth at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 71°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: April 21 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: 28 of 72, May 16–20
- Planting window: Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Right now in the garden
Warm-season window is open
As of May 17, the last spring frost has passed for most years. Transplant tomatoes, peppers, eggplants, basil, and cucurbits (cucumbers, squash, melons) now. Direct-sow beans and corn into warm soil.